Impeachment Parfait
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TypeDessert
Serves4 people
DateNovember 10, 2026
A ballot of cake with berry buttons: the House votes, now as a dessert.
A layered dessert with clean lines: long strips of cake form a ballot, topped with halved berries as voting buttons. The plating references the vote counting in the House of Representatives, a solemn moment captured as a dessert.
Ingredients
- 1 long cake (e.g., lemon loaf, approx. 400 g)
- 200 ml whipping cream
- 1 tbsp powdered sugar
- 100 g blueberries
- 100 g raspberries
- 2 tbsp lemon curd
- 4 mint leaves
Method
- Cut the cake into long, straight strips about 10 cm long and 2 cm wide.
- Whip the cream with the powdered sugar until stiff.
- Place two strips of cake side by side on each plate, like a ballot.
- Spread a thin line of lemon curd on top of each strip.
- Arrange halved blueberries and raspberries in a straight line on the cake, as voting buttons.
- Spoon a dollop of whipped cream next to the 'ballot'.
- Garnish with a mint leaf.
Serving notes
- Serve on a rectangular white plate for a formal effect.
- Ensure the berries are in a straight line, like voting buttons.
- Provide a small spoon next to the plate, as a symbolic gavel.